Improvement in plows



UNITED STATES PATENT EEICEo ALBERT HAMPE, OF STAUNTON, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLOWS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,321, dated February2, 1875; application filed July 25,1874.

y .To au whom it may concern:

b plowshare.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- E sponding parts.

The invention will first be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaim.

In the drawing, Arepresents the plow-beam, to which the verticalstandard B is hinged by a strong bolt, Bolt G is attached, bywasher-plate a and nut b, to the upper part of beam A, and applied byitseye-shaped lower end at the under side of the beam to the pivot-pin d,connecting bolt C, and standard B. The rounded-off end of standard Bswings readily along a correspondingly-recessed washer-plate, e, at theunder side of beam A. The lowerend of standard B .forks out into twoparts, and is firmly bolted to the 'land-side D, which supports againthe plow point and share by connectingbraces and suitablestrengtheningplates boltedl thereto.

The plow-handles E are rigidly secured to landside and share, theland-side handle being furthermore attached to a rear standard,

F, which connects land-side D with rear end of plowbeam B. The upper endof rear standard F is slotted in vertical direction, and connected to alaterally-slotted bandplnte or clevis, G, by a screw-bolt, F', and in-lterposed washer-plates. The slotted olevis G is sidewise bolted to therear end of beam A, and projects such a distance from the beam end thatthe head ot' the screw-bolt F may without obstruction be moved thereinfor the adjustment of the plowshare. The greater or lesser depth of theshare is regulated by swinging the standard B backward or forward on itspivot-bolt, and setting the fasteningbolt F to the position of' thesame.

rlhe lateral position of the plowshare sidewise from the beam isadjusted by means ot' the end clevis and screw-bolt, so that the plowcan be set as required, increasing thereby the strength of the parts andthe efficacy and usefulness of the plow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1 The plow-beam A, pivoted to swing horizontally on abolt, O, and vertically on a bolt, d, in combination with the slottedrear standard, F, screw-bolt F', and clevis G, to admit of the twoadjustments, as set forth.

- ALBERT HAMPE.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. GANER, CHRISTOPH FISCHER.

